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Population of Chorley

Area selected: Chorley
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Person
Population
118,870

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People
Population Density
586 people per km2

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Population Growth
0.55%

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Population
Population Density
Population Growth
Area type
Non-metropolitan District
Land area
203 square kilometres
Fertility rate
1.53
Birth rate
9.3
Death rate
11.3
internal migration
0.8%
international migration
0.1%

Chorley Population

The population of Chorley is 118,870 according to mid-2020 population figures published by the ONS. Based on recent growth rates we estimate the current 2022 population of Chorley to be 120,189. In the year between mid-2019 and mid-2020, the population in Chorley grew by an estimated 654 people, and in the ten years prior to mid-2020, the population grew by 11,279. Compare population by area.

Chorley's population growth rate between mid-2019 and mid-2020 was 0.6%, which is 0.6% lower than the average population growth rate in Chorley for the ten years prior to mid-2020 (1.1%).

Chorley covers an area of 203 square kilometres (78 square miles) and has a population density of 586 people per square kilometre (km2), based on the latest population estimates taken in mid-2020. That figure has increased by 56 people per km2 over the past decade.

Compared to England's figures

  • Chorley's population of 118,870 is equivalent to 0.2% of England's 56,550,138 total population. Chorley is the 76th non-metropolitan district in England (of 181 total) when ordered by total population.
  • Chorley's population growth rate of 0.55% is 0.09% higher than England's current population growth rate of 0.47%. Chorley is the 77th non-metropolitan district in England (of 181 total) when ordered by population growth rate.
  • Chorley's population density of 586 people per km2 is 152 people per km2 higher than England's 434 people per km2. Chorley is the 62nd Non-metropolitan District in England (of 181 total) when ordered by population density.

What causes population change in Chorley

Between mid-2019 and mid-2020, net internal migration into Chorley was 959, and net international migration into Chorley was 95.

Chorley's fertility rate (the total number of children that would be born to the average woman in Chorley if she were to live to the end of her child-bearing years) of 1.53, and birth rate (the number of live births per thousand of population per year) of 9.3, led to population increases of 1,094 during the year, and Chorley's death rate or mortality rate (the number of deaths per thousand of population per year) of 11.3 resulted in a 1,338 population decrease. In total, a net 244 person natural decrease.

Compared to figures for England

  • Chorley's fertility rate of 1.53 is 0.06 lower than England's fertility rate of 1.59
  • Chorley's birth rate of 9.3 births per thousand people is 1.4 lower than England's birth rate, and Chorley's death rate or mortality rate of 11.3 people per thousand is 1.3 higher than England's death rate
  • Chorley's annual net international migration rate of 0.08% is below the English average of 0.4%

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Historic Chorley Population Change Components

During the past decade, internal migration has risen from a net inflow of 836 in 2011 to a net 959 inflow. International migration has fallen from a net inflow of 123 in 2011 to an inflow of 95 in 2020.

The natural increase in population, due to births and deaths, has fallen from an annual net increase of 299 people in 2011 to -244 in 2020.

Internal migration was the largest driver of population change over the past decade, representing circa 83% of the total change in population.

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Average salary
£30,657

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Home
Average rent
£613

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GDP
£ 2.5 billion

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Chorley historic population from 2011 to 2020

Chorley's population, population density, and population growth rate, over the past decade.

Figures reported by the ONS in 2021.

Year
Population
Growth rate
Population Density
2020 118,870 0.55% 586
2019 118,216 1.19% 583
2018 116,821 0.91% 576
2017 115,772 1.32% 571
2016 114,266 1.15% 563
2015 112,963 1.20% 557
2014 111,623 0.99% 550
2013 110,531 1.33% 545
2012 109,075 1.38% 538
2011 107,591 531
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Chorley forecast population from 2023 to 2043

Chorley's forecast, population density, and population growth rate, over the next twenty years. Figures reported by the ONS in 2018.

The population of Chorley is forecast to be 125,057 in 2025 and 129,270 in 2030.

Year
Population
Growth rate
Population Density
2023 123,033 0.90% 607
2024 124,077 0.85% 612
2025 125,057 0.79% 617
2026 125,994 0.75% 621
2027 126,882 0.71% 626
2028 127,725 0.66% 630
2029 128,526 0.63% 634
2030 129,270 0.58% 637
2031 129,966 0.54% 641
2032 130,650 0.53% 644
2033 131,314 0.51% 648
2034 131,962 0.49% 651
2035 132,590 0.48% 654
2036 133,220 0.48% 657
2037 133,868 0.49% 660
2038 134,505 0.48% 663
2039 135,135 0.47% 666
2040 135,756 0.46% 669
2041 136,373 0.45% 672
2042 136,989 0.45% 676
2043 137,600 0.45% 679
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Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. Data sources: ONS Local statistics

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